Song Ci is an important part of ancient Chinese literature, known alongside Tang poetry as the "twin peaks". Ci originated in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty, featuring masters like Su Shi, Xin Qiji, and Li Qingzhao.
客有问余,号日汝水,逸民者谁。 是胸罗星斗,熟知天命,口分造化,妙泄天机。 百十日前,再三地说,端的秋来攀桂枝。 那时节,果鳌头高跨,鹗首横飞。 君休说是谈非。...